Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
30/03/2026
Planned Interview
Date
02/04/2026
We
are looking for an improvement-focused individual to help realise the
significant workflow benefits offered by the new CfLM facility. The CfLM
provides the potential for much greater integration of services, including
pre-analytical routines, with scope for increased automation. This should
support improved Turnaround Times (TATs), workforce deployment and
communication between teams.
Workflows
are not currently fully integrated or optimised, with siloed working because
there has not been the leadership capacity to manage full service integration
at the same time as relocating services, implementing the new LIMS and
introducing new managed service equipment.
There
is now a need for additional leadership capacity to drive and deliver the
workflow optimisation needed to ensure that CFLM-based laboratory services
are fully responsive to all user requirements
This
is a Service Manager post with oversight of Central Specimen Reception and
automated track roles. In addition to creating optimised workflows, the
post-holder would take a lead on engagement work with other clinical CSUs to
ensure that result turnaround time requirements are consistently achieved.
Main duties of the job
Objectives
include:
To integrate speciality work
processes within optimised automation workflows
To develop & implement the
non-registered workforce model for delivering optimal automated sample flow,
from sample receipt through to result generation.
To establish standard work for key
roles across the workflow for the non-registered workforce
To undertake full capacity vs
demand modelling for CSR in line with a global, systems-based perspective,
and develop a workforce model (including proposed roster template) to deliver
necessary flow
To lead on the implementation of
auto-accessioning, with full integration into laboratory and clinical
workflows, and appropriate user engagement.
To establish and embed the utility
of daily workload management tools that support visibility and control of
workflow across all automated specialties, from sample receipt to result
production
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an improvement focused individual to help realise the significant workflow benefits offered by the new CfLM facility. The CfLM provides the potential for much greater integration of services, including pre analytical routines, with scope for increased automation. This should support improved Turnaround Times TATs, workforce deployment and communication between teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an improvement focused individual to help realise the significant workflow benefits offered by the new CfLM facility. The CfLM provides the potential for much greater integration of services, including pre analytical routines, with scope for increased automation. This should support improved Turnaround Times TATs, workforce deployment and communication between teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in biomedical sciences, or other equivalent qualification acceptable to the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent management and leadership skills able to motivate and coordinate staff and resources to ensure efficient running of department
- The ability to use conventional IT business software (e.g. MS Office)
Desirable
- Excellent organisational skills, planning skills and the ability to work flexibly to ensure a high quality service.
- Ability to work on own initiative and plan/prioritise own workload. Good time management.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written - developed skills to communicate complex information between diverse staff groups
- Excellent presentational skills often required to give presentations of new developments to diverse staff groups.
- Highly computer literate capable of using complex proprietary information systems and generic software.
- Service development and improvement contribute to implementation of services, making suggestions and input into service and policy development.
- Ability to compile, organise and interpret both written and numeric information with precision.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive managerial experience demonstrating an understanding and application of service improvement techniques
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in biomedical sciences, or other equivalent qualification acceptable to the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent management and leadership skills able to motivate and coordinate staff and resources to ensure efficient running of department
- The ability to use conventional IT business software (e.g. MS Office)
Desirable
- Excellent organisational skills, planning skills and the ability to work flexibly to ensure a high quality service.
- Ability to work on own initiative and plan/prioritise own workload. Good time management.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written - developed skills to communicate complex information between diverse staff groups
- Excellent presentational skills often required to give presentations of new developments to diverse staff groups.
- Highly computer literate capable of using complex proprietary information systems and generic software.
- Service development and improvement contribute to implementation of services, making suggestions and input into service and policy development.
- Ability to compile, organise and interpret both written and numeric information with precision.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive managerial experience demonstrating an understanding and application of service improvement techniques
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
